Amarjeet Singh Arora

About Amarjeet Singh Arora

Chartered Accountant (All India 9th rank holder) and a Cost Accountant with 25+ years of experience primarily in handling Taxation of large and multiple entities in the Financial Services sector, covering Commercial Banking, non-banking subsidiaries, Investment Banking (Business and Support/SEZ/STPI entities), besides knowledge of Accounting and Regulatory aspects. Before working in the financial services, have worked in a large accounting firm covering Taxation and Regulatory matters, and one of the Navratna Companies in Oil & Petroleum sector.Functional expertise across various aspects of taxation including Domestic & International taxation, Tax Treaty interpretation, Transfer Pricing, GST (and its earlier avatar – Service Tax); covering Tax Advisory, Tax risk management, Tax Structuring (around entity selection, investment jurisdiction, capital structuring, people and infrastructure, reporting and operating structure), Tax Planning, Corporate tax strategies and Business structuring (acquisitions, divestures, mergers, demergers, cash repatriation), Transaction advisory (deal structuring, review of agreements) Compliance and reporting, Governance (controls, risk management & reporting), Tax Advocacy, Tax Litigation and strategy, Inbound and Outbound investments. Overseeing of the tax affairs of other countries within the South Asia jurisdiction. Knowledge of the taxation framework across other countries in Asia, Europe and Americas. Broad awareness of other regulatory framework such as exchange control, corporate laws.Alongside, have successfully gained effective leadership & stakeholder management skills, built effective network of professional connects and got tuned to different working styles, including cross culture working environment; and reporting frameworks.As a functional head, have been part of the India Finance Management Team, Finance Leadership Team within India, and member of Sub-Committee on Taxation & Accounting of the Indian Bankers Association (IBA).

Experience

1. Partner - Tax, Financial Services

   BDO India

   Mar 2026 — Present · IN

Education

• Guru Nanak High School

  SSC

  1978 — 1988

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

  1988 — 1993

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Chartered Accountancy

  1994 — 1997

• Institute of Cost Accountants of India

  Cost & Works Accountant

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Income Tax
• Tax Returns
• International Tax Planning
• Tax Preparation
• International Tax
• Tax Law
• Service Tax
• Regulatory Guidelines
• Corporate Law
• Tax Advisory
• Transfer Pricing
• Indirect Taxation
• Corporate Tax